Go Green Sloppy Joe Sandwich

The Inspiration: I came up with this dish while creating the menu for my son's first birthday party. The party was slated for outdoors on a nice balmy summer afternoon. My challenge was to make the food "picnic friendly" without making it a barbeque. Add to that the restriction that many of our friends are vegetarians. The dish that came to mind was a sandwich like sloppy joe's, but with none of the mess or meat in it.




INGREDIENTS:
1 c. sweet peas (frozen variety)
1 c. sweet corn (frozen variety)
1/2 c. white or walla walla onion
1 potato (boiled, peeled and mashed)
3-4 pods of garlic
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp. cumin
1tsp. coriander
1tsp. whole garam masala
1 Tbsp. Ketchup
1/4 tsp. Sun-dried Mango powder
1 jalapeno (optional)
Salt to taste
2-3 Tbsp. oil/ghee combination (or oil/butter)
Sliced tomatoes for garnish
Cilantro for garnish
Sesame seed buns

METHOD:

• Thaw out the frozen peas and corn.
• Run them through the food processor for 1o pulses, twice. This should leave you with a paste that has some consistency left to it (neither coarse nor very smooth). Do not add any water.
• Dice the onion in the food processor also.
• Finely grate the garlic.
• In a non-stick pan, heat the oil/ghee mixture. Add the whole garam masala. Follow with the diced onion and saute on high heat until the onions start to brown. Add the ginger paste, grated garlic and the jalapeno (finely diced) and saute for a minute or two.
• Add the Ketchup and sun dried mango powder to the mix. Stir well.
• Add the ground corn/pea mixture and the mashed potato.
• Add salt and saute well to combine everything into an even consistency.
• Remove and spread into a non-stick baking pan coated with a little butter. Put it into a 350F oven for 7-10 minutes.
• Garnish with sliced tomatoes and chopped cilantro. Scoop and serve with your favorite condiments on a sesame seed bun.